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Committee approves amendment to HB 2382 setting State Board of Education per-diems, reports bill favorably
Summary
The Committee on K-12 Education Budget amended House Bill 2382 to replace a salary-formula link with fixed per-diem rates for State Board of Education members, approved a technical change limiting double reimbursement for out-of-state travel, and voted to report the bill favorably as amended by voice vote.
The Committee on K-12 Education Budget voted to report House Bill 2382 favorably as amended after adopting a balloon amendment that replaces a formula-based pay link with set per-diem amounts for members of the State Board of Education.
The committee approved language that would pay State Board members $286.81 per calendar day for regularly scheduled board meetings, $286.81 per calendar day for the first 12 days of in-state meetings related to education interests, and $172 per calendar day for any additional in-state days beyond those 12. The amendment also clarified that out-of-state travel reimbursement would be limited to either subsistence or actual travel expenses, not both.
Why it matters: The change delinks State Board pay from the legislature's salary formula and establishes specific daily rates and limits for compensation. Committee discussion centered on budget impacts, how the new rates would be administered, and…
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